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Explosion in the Ãlemiste shopping center

20.12.2025, Tallinn. A trash can exploded in the Ãlemiste shopping center in Tallinn on Saturday evening, prompting emergency services to evacuate the building. One person was hospitalized as a result and a 60-year-old man has been detained following the incident. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Explosion in the Ãlemiste shopping center

20.12.2025, Tallinn. A trash can exploded in the Ãlemiste shopping center in Tallinn on Saturday evening, prompting emergency services to evacuate the building. One person was hospitalized as a result and a 60-year-old man has been detained following the incident. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Explosion in the Ãlemiste shopping center

20.12.2025, Tallinn. A trash can exploded in the Ãlemiste shopping center in Tallinn on Saturday evening, prompting emergency services to evacuate the building. One person was hospitalized as a result and a 60-year-old man has been detained following the incident. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Explosion in the Ãlemiste shopping center

20.12.2025, Tallinn. A trash can exploded in the Ãlemiste shopping center in Tallinn on Saturday evening, prompting emergency services to evacuate the building. One person was hospitalized as a result and a 60-year-old man has been detained following the incident. Photo Mihkel Maripuu, Postimees

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa (back, R), a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, celebrates with supporters at a restaurant in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, celebrates with supporters at a restaurant in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, holds a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, holds a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, holds a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Sculptor Volodymyr Shchur delivers a speech during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus delivers a speech during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus delivers a speech during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - MP Roman Hryshchuk (C) delivers a speech in the presence of Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus (L) and sculptor Volodymyr Shchur during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - The memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus is unveiled in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - MP Roman Hryshchuk delivers a speech during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus delivers a speech during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus (L) and sculptor Volodymyr Shchur attend the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - MP Roman Hryshchuk distributes leaflets during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Participants attend the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - The memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus is unveiled in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus, MP Roman Hryshchuk and sculptor Volodymyr Shchur (L to R) unveil the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus attends the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Sculptor Volodymyr Shchur, Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus and MP Roman Hryshchuk (R to L) attend the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - MP Roman Hryshchuk distributes leaflets during the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Sculptor Volodymyr Shchur, MP Roman Hryshchuk and Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus (L to R) unveil the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Memorial plaque to Vasyl Stus unveiled in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Taras Shevchenko National Museum Director General, Vasyl Stus son Dmytro Stus (L) and MP Roman Hryshchuk attend the opening of the memorial plaque to Ukrainian poet, translator, literary critic, journalist and an active member of the Ukrainian dissident movement Vasyl Stus, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. The memorial plaque was unveiled at 13-A Chornobylska Street in Kyiv on Friday. Here, the 60-year-old poet Vasyl Stus lived for nine months from August 1979 to May 1980 before his second imprisonment.

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Members of Israeli security forces work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Members of Israeli security forces work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

A member of Israeli security forces works at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Rocket Attacks Kill Seven - Northern Israel

Members of Israeli security forces work at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near the kibbutz of Afek, northern Israel, on October 31, 2024. A 60-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son were killed on Thursday by a rocket fired from Lebanon that struck an olive grove near the kibbutz of Afek in northern Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported. Two separate Hezbollah rocket attacks have killed seven people in northern Israel, authorities say, in the deadliest day of such strikes in months. An Israeli farmer and four Thai agricultural workers were killed when rockets landed near Metula, a town on the border with Lebanon, Israeli and Thai officials said. Later, an Israeli woman and her adult son were killed in an olive grove near Kibbutz Afek, on the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. Photo by Roni Ofer/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GREECE-ATHENS-SHIPPING EXHIBITION

(240604) -- ATHENS, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks at the opening ceremony of Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition in Athens, Greece, June 3, 2024. Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition, the biggest in its 60-year history, kicked off on Monday in Athens. TO GO WITH "Posidonia shipping exhibition features China's impressive comeback" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-SHIPPING EXHIBITION

(240604) -- ATHENS, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) visits a booth of a China's company at Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition in Athens, Greece, June 3, 2024. Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition, the biggest in its 60-year history, kicked off on Monday in Athens. TO GO WITH "Posidonia shipping exhibition features China's impressive comeback" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-SHIPPING EXHIBITION

(240604) -- ATHENS, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People visit a booth of a China's company at Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition in Athens, Greece, June 3, 2024. Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition, the biggest in its 60-year history, kicked off on Monday in Athens. TO GO WITH "Posidonia shipping exhibition features China's impressive comeback" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-SHIPPING EXHIBITION

(240604) -- ATHENS, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) visits a booth of a China's company at Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition in Athens, Greece, June 3, 2024. Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition, the biggest in its 60-year history, kicked off on Monday in Athens. TO GO WITH "Posidonia shipping exhibition features China's impressive comeback" (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-SHIPPING EXHIBITION

(240604) -- ATHENS, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit a booth of a China's company at Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition in Athens, Greece, June 3, 2024. Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition, the biggest in its 60-year history, kicked off on Monday in Athens. TO GO WITH "Posidonia shipping exhibition features China's impressive comeback" (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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GREECE-ATHENS-SHIPPING EXHIBITION

(240604) -- ATHENS, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks at the opening ceremony of Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition in Athens, Greece, June 3, 2024. Posidonia 2024 international shipping exhibition, the biggest in its 60-year history, kicked off on Monday in Athens. TO GO WITH "Posidonia shipping exhibition features China's impressive comeback" (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

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Marimekko Day

Host Maria Veitola on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Marimekko Day

Models on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Marimekko Day

People on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Marimekko Day

Models on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Marimekko Day

Stage on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Marimekko Day

People on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Marimekko Day

Models on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Marimekko Day

Models on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Marimekko Day

Models on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Marimekko Day

Host Maria Veitola on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Marimekko Day

Host Maria Veitola and Marimekko President & CEO Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Marimekko Day

Models on Marimekko Day, which celebrates the 60-year-old Unikko print (poppy print) in the Esplanade Park, Helsinki, on May 17th 2024. LEHTIKUVA / AADA PETÄJÄ - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Aada Petäjä/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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[Breaking News]Japanese astronaut Wakata

TOKYO, Japan, March 29 Kyodo -Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 29, 2024. The 60-year-old, who completed five space missions, the most of any Japanese astronaut, will retire from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency at the end of March. (Kyodo)

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Japanese astronaut Wakata

Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 29, 2024. The 60-year-old, who completed five space missions, the most of any Japanese astronaut, will retire from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency at the end of March.